Art that fights back
May 8, 2007For over two years now, I’ve been writing with anarchist prisoner Harold H. Thompson. He’s not just an anarchist - really though, who’s just an anarchist??- but also a writer, a jailhouse lawyer, and a painter.
A few months back, his friend and supporter Josh put on an art auction of his work at the Dry River Collective space in Tucson, AZ. The benefits of the auction went to help pay Harold’s legal fees as he sues the Tennessee Department of Corrections for medical neglect (stemming from incidents you can read about here).
Of his paintings, here are a few of my favorites. Visit the Dry River site for more.
The last two are entitled “Bill” and “Hillary.”




May 16, 2007 at 2:08 am
I am really, really interested in starting to write with political prisoners. Can you point me to any websites to help me get started slowly and carefully with just one person? I’m not interested in writing just to anarchists, either, so I’d appreciate a broader resource. Is that possible?